Stanford Rape Case Judge Removed From Separate Sexual Assault Case

In the days following Brock Turner's June 2 sentencing, presiding Judge Aaron Persky has been unseated from a rape case.

A California District Attorney requested the removal of Judge Aaron Persky from a new sexual assault trial after he made headlines for the questionable sentencing of Brock Turner, who received a six-month sentence for a rape at Stanford University.

“We are disappointed and puzzled at Judge Persky’s unusual decision to unilaterally dismiss a case before the jury could deliberate,” Rosen said in a prepared statement. “After this and the recent turn of events, we lack confidence that Judge Persky can fairly participate in this upcoming hearing in which a male nurse sexually assaulted an anesthetized female patient.”

On Monday, the Palo Alto Weekly published a letter from an anonymous juror in Turner’s trial, saying he was “shocked and appalled” by the sentencing.

Persky has been the subject of mass scrutiny after critics blasted the former Stanford alum for Turner’s June 2 sentencing, saying it was too lenient based on class and race.